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Viburnum tincture is a delicious and warming drink that helps with many ailments. Viburnum fruits contain many valuable nutrients and health benefits. They relax the digestive system and the muscles of the uterus, so the tincture prepared from them will help relieve menstrual cramps. Viburnum also has a great effect on the cardiovascular system, as it lowers cholesterol and blood pressure, strengthens blood vessels. It is also a great drink for improving digestion and digestive health. Works great for diarrhea or stomach and duodenal ulcers. Why is it still worth trying a tincture of viburnum fruits? How to cook it?
What is worth knowing about Viburnum?
Viburnum is a shrub from the muskrat family that grows in Europe, Central West Asia and North America. Grows wild in forests, on the edges of meadows, in forest and shrub thickets, as well as near rivers and lakes. Viburnum is also planted in parks and gardens as an ornamental plant. It has edible red fruits with orange flesh and a flattened pit. However, in their raw form in large quantities, they are poisonous due to the content of saponins. Therefore, various preparations are made from them: juices, jams, decoction or tinctures. The fruit has a bitter taste that disappears when frozen or exposed to high temperatures. Viburnum blanks are not only tasty, but also have a beneficial effect on health.
What do viburnum fruit contain?
Viburnum fruit is a rich source of many valuable nutrients. These include, but are not limited to, flavonoids, phytosterols, saponins, triterpenes, and coumarins. In addition, we can find essential oils, pectin’s, tannins, formic acid, acetic acid, salicylic acid and valeric acid. Viburnum fruits also contain vitamins C and PP, and carotene, that is, pro vitamin A.
What are the properties of the viburnum fruit tincture?
From the fruits of viburnum, you can prepare a tincture, which is not only a delicious drink, but also a product with useful properties. Viburnum is called “women’s medicine” because it relaxes the muscles of the uterus and helps relieve menstrual pain. It also has antihemorrhagic properties, so it stops bleeding. In addition, viburnum reduces the risk of miscarriage and relieves the symptoms of menopause. Valeric acid, found in viburnum fruits, has a calming effect, helping fight stress, making it easier to fall asleep and preventing depression.
Viburnum tincture is also great for the digestive system. It has a relaxing and choleretic effect, thereby improving digestion and accelerating metabolism. Helps with diarrhea, stomach and duodenal ulcers. It also has diaphoretic and diuretic properties, which helps to detoxify the body. It contains a glycoside called viburnum, which gives the fruit of the viburnum a bitter taste, has bacterial properties, so the tincture should be drunk for infections and colds. Viburnum also has a beneficial effect on the circulatory system. It strengthens blood vessels and prevents them from breaking. It helps with varicose veins, hemorrhoids and vascular purpura. Viburnum can also lower cholesterol and blood pressure.
How to prepare an infusion of viburnum fruits?
Viburnum fruits are harvested from August to October, but it is best to do this after the first frost. As a result, the fruit will be sweeter and without the characteristic bitterness. You can also freeze them after harvesting by leaving them in the freezer for two days. To prepare the tincture, we need
• two glasses of viburnum fruits, which should be washed, filtered
• and pour 0.5 l of 95% alcohol and 0.5 l of vodka.
We leave in a warm and dry place, and after two weeks we drain off the alcohol. Squeeze the fruits and add 0.5 liters of liquid honey to the resulting juice (can be heated in a water bath). Combine the juice with alcohol and leave for a week. It is worth filtering the tincture several times and then pouring it into bottles. The drink should ripen for about six months.
